Method for determining a sending power of an uplink element, and device

ABSTRACT

Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a sending power of an uplink element, a device and a storage medium. The method includes the following: determining X spatial relationship reference signal resources corresponding to an uplink element; determining a power parameter associated with the X spatial relationship reference signal resources; and determining a sending power of the uplink element according to the power parameter, where X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to the field of wireless communications,for example, a method and apparatus for determining a sending power ofan uplink element, a device and a storage medium.

BACKGROUND

In beam communications, to improve the robustness of a communicationlink, multiple transmit beams are often used to repeatedly send the samedata. At this point, spatial relationship reference information of afirst channel sounding reference signal (SRS) resource includes multipleSRS resources. A spatial transmit filter of the first SRS resource isdetermined through multiple SRS resources, each uplink demodulationreference signal (DMRS) port corresponds to one first SRS resource, andparameters of the uplink DMRS port are obtained through the first SRSresource. A first SRS is sent as an intermediate transition before theDMRS of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), increasing a sendingload of an SRS. In another method, different transmit beams correspondto different DMRS ports, but the DMRS load is increased. How to reducethe DMRS load as well as the sending load of a terminal on the basis ofguaranteeing the robustness of the communication link becomes the focusof industry research. Similarly, for downlink, in order to repeatedlysend the same data using multiple transmit beams, multiple DMRS portsare used, and different DMRS ports correspond to different transmissionconfiguration indication (TCI) states. However, at this point, the DMRSload is increased, and one DMRS port corresponds to multiple TCI states.Therefore, a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship and a mappingrelationship from layers to DMRS ports become a research focus.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatusfor determining a sending power of an uplink element, a device and astorage medium to increase the robustness of a communication link andreduce a DMRS load and a sending load of a terminal.

The embodiments of the present application provide a method fordetermining a sending power of an uplink element. The method includesthe following: X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to an uplink element are determined; a power parameterassociated with the X spatial relationship reference signal resources isdetermined; and a sending power of the uplink element is determinedaccording to the power parameter; where X is a positive integer greaterthan or equal to 1.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a method fordetermining an antenna port. The method includes the following: Yantenna ports corresponding to one downlink demodulation referencesignal port are determined, where Y is a positive integer greater than1; data of one layer of downlink data channel corresponding to the onedownlink DMRS port is mapped to the Y antenna ports; and the downlinkdata channel is received on the Y antenna ports.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a device. Thedevice includes one or more processors, and the one or more processorsare configured to, when executed, implement the method for determining asending power of an uplink element or the method for determining anantenna port in any of the embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application further provide acomputer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage mediumis configured to store a computer program, and the program, whenexecuted by a processor, implements the method for determining a sendingpower of an uplink element or the method for determining an antenna portin any of the embodiments of the present application.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for determining a sending power of anuplink element according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 3 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 4 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 5 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 6 is an example diagram of data sending based on SRS resourcesaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for determining an antenna portaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a structure diagram of an apparatus for determining a sendingpower of an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 9 is a structure diagram of an apparatus for determining an antennaport according to an embodiment of the present application; and

FIG. 10 is a structure diagram of a device according to an embodiment ofthe present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments of the present application are described hereinafter indetail in conjunction with drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for determining a sending power of anuplink element according to an embodiment of the present application.This embodiment of the present application is applicable to the casewhere multiple beams repeatedly send the same data. The method may beperformed by an apparatus for determining a sending power of an uplinkelement in the embodiments of the present application, and the apparatusmay be implemented by software and/or hardware. The method in thisembodiment of the present application includes the following.

In operation 100, X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to an uplink element are determined.

The uplink element may be an element sent in an uplink direction. Forexample, the uplink element may include an uplink demodulation referencesignal port and/or an uplink channel A transmit beam of the uplinkelement is obtained according to the spatial relationship referencesignal resources. The spatial relationship reference signal resourcesinclude one or more of the following: SRS resources, channel stateinformation-reference signal (CSI-RS) resources, or synchronizationsignal block (SSB) resources.

In the embodiments of the present application, to improve the robustnessof the communication link, the same data is repeatedly sent usingmultiple transmit beams. At this point, the uplink element has acorrespondence with multiple spatial relationship reference signalresources, and multiple spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to one uplink element are determined.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiment, the uplinkelement includes at least one of an uplink reference signal port or anuplink channel.

In operation 110, a power parameter associated with the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources is determined.

For example, the spatial relationship reference signal resources have acorrespondence with power parameters. The correspondence includes thefollowing: each spatial relationship reference signal resourcecorresponds to one set of power parameters, respectively, where one setof power parameters includes one or more power parameters, and onesending power is obtained according to each set of power parameters anda predetermined formula; the X spatial relationship reference signalresources collectively correspond to one set of power parameters; or onespatial relationship reference signal resource group in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources corresponds to one set of powerparameters, where the number of sets of power parameters correspondingto the X spatial relationships reference signal resources is the same asthe number of spatial relationship reference signal resource groupsincluded in the X spatial relationships reference signal resources, or Xis an integer multiple of the number of spatial relationship referencesignal resource groups.

In operation 120, a sending power of the uplink element is determinedaccording to the power parameter, where X is a positive integer greaterthan or equal to 1.

In the embodiments of the present application, the sending power of theuplink element is determined according to the determined powerparameter, and the uplink element corresponds to one or more sets ofpower parameters. When the sending power of the uplink element isdetermined, and the uplink element corresponds to one set of powerparameters, the sending power is obtained according to this one set ofpower parameters; and when the uplink element corresponds to multiplesets of power parameters, the sending power is obtained according to themultiple sets of power parameters. For example, multiple sending powerscorresponding to multiple sets of power parameters are determined, andan average value of the multiple sending powers is taken as the sendingpower of the uplink element; or the maximum value of the multiplesending powers is taken as the sending power of the uplink element; orthe minimum value of the multiple sending powers is taken as the sendingpower of the uplink element; or the multiple sending powers correspondto different transmit antenna port groups of the uplink element,respectively. Alternatively, one sending power may be determinedaccording to each set of multiple sets of sending power parameters, anddifferent sending powers may be used on different SRS resources. Forexample, when one DMRS port of one PUSCH is associated with uplink SRSresource 1 and SRS resource 4, the PUSCH corresponds to power parameter1 of the SRS resource 1 and power parameter 4 of the SRS resource 4, andthe PUSCH uses a sending power obtained according to the power parameter1 on the SRS resource 1 and uses a sending power obtained according tothe power parameter 4 on the SRS resource 4.

In the embodiments of the present application, X spatial relationshipreference signal resources corresponding to an uplink element aredetermined, a power parameter associated with the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources is determined, and a sending power of theuplink element is determined according to the power parameter, therebyaccurately determining the sending power, reducing the sending load ofthe terminal, and enhancing the robustness of the communication link,where determining the sending power of the uplink element according tothe power parameter includes obtaining the sending power of the uplinkelement according to the power parameter and a predetermined formula.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the uplink element includes at least one of an uplinkreference signal port or an uplink channel.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, determining the power parameter associated with the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources includes correspondingthe X spatial relationship reference signal resources to B sets of powerparameters, where B is a positive integer.

For example, when the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to one set of power parameters, B is 1; alternatively, whenthe X spatial relationship reference signal resources respectivelycorrespond to different power parameters, the value of B is the same asthe value of X; alternatively, when one part of the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources correspond to one set of powerparameters, and the other part of the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources correspond to another set of power parameters, thevalue of B is greater than 1 and less than the value of X.

FIG. 2 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication. This embodiment of the present application is a refinementon the basis of the preceding embodiments of the present application.With reference to FIG. 2 , the method provided in this embodiment of thepresent application includes the following.

In operation 200, X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to an uplink element are determined.

In operation 210, a power parameter associated with the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources is determined.

In operation 220, a sending power of the uplink element is obtainedaccording to B sending powers corresponding to B sets of powerparameters.

For example, the uplink element corresponds to the B sets of powerparameters. When B is 1, the uplink element corresponds to one set ofpower parameters, and the sending power of the uplink element isdetermined according to the one set of power parameters and apredetermined formula. When B is greater than 1, the uplink elementcorresponds to multiple sets of power parameters, and the sending powerof the uplink element is determined jointly according to the multiplesets of power parameters. For example, one sending power is obtainedaccording to each set of power parameters and the predetermined formula,and one of the average value, the maximum value, or the minimum value ofmultiple sending powers is taken as the sending power of the uplinkelement. In another example, the B sending powers may be all taken asthe sending power of the uplink element, on a first resource of theuplink element, the sending power is obtained by using a power parametercorresponding to the first resource; and on a second resource of theuplink element, the sending power is obtained by using a power parametercorresponding to the second resource.

In an example embodiment, when the uplink element corresponds tomultiple sets of power parameters, each set of power parameterscorresponds to a respective sending power, the maximum value, theminimum value, or the average value of sending powers is determined, andat least one of the determined maximum value, the determined minimumvalue or the determined average value is taken as the sending power ofthe uplink element.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, obtaining the sending power of the uplink element accordingto the B sending powers corresponding to the B sets of power parametersincludes the following: the uplink element corresponds to B antenna portgroups after precoding, and a sending power of each antenna port groupis obtained according to one of the B sending powers, where each antennaport group includes at least one antenna port.

The antenna port group is an antenna array sending the uplink element,the antenna port group includes one or more antenna ports, and multipleantenna ports in one antenna port group correspond to the same onesending power.

In an example embodiment, the uplink element corresponds to multipleantenna port groups after precoding, each antenna port group correspondsto one of the B sending powers, and different antenna port groupscorrespond to different sending powers.

FIG. 3 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication. This embodiment of the present application is a refinementon the basis of the preceding embodiments. With reference to FIG. 3 ,the method provided in this embodiment of the present applicationincludes the following.

In operation 300, X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to an uplink element are determined.

In step 310, a power parameter associated with the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources is determined.

In operation 320, the uplink element corresponds to B antenna portgroups after precoding, and the sending power of each antenna port groupis obtained according to one of B sending powers.

In operation 330, in a case where the sum of the B sending powersexceeds a preset value, a power scaling factor is applied to at leastone of the B sending powers.

The preset value is the maximum power of the sending powers, and thepreset value is determined by a base station and/or a terminal.

On the basis of embodiments of the present application, when the sendingpower of the uplink element is determined by the sending powers ofmultiple sets of power parameters, if the power sum of the sendingpowers corresponding to the multiple sets of power parameters is greaterthan the preset value, the sending power of the uplink element may bethe upper power limit of the terminal, and thus the sending power ofeach set of power parameters is reduced through the power scalingfactor, where the power scaling factor is preset by a system, it can beunderstood that the power scaling factor may be applied to each of the Bsending powers, respectively, or that the power scaling factor may beapplied to one or several certain of the B sending powers.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, obtaining the sending power of each antenna port groupaccording to one of the B sending powers includes the following: thesending power of each antenna port group is obtained according to acorrespondence between the B antenna port groups and the B sets of powerparameters determined according to signaling information.

In an example embodiment, the correspondence between antenna port groupsand sending powers corresponding to the power parameters is determinedthrough the signaling information. For example, it is determined throughthe signaling information that the antenna port groups and the powerparameters are in a one-to-one correspondence, or that all antenna portgroups collectively correspond to one set of power parameters, or thatone or more of the antenna port groups collectively correspond to oneset of power parameters and the remaining other antenna port groupscorrespond to different sets of power parameters, respectively.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, obtaining the sending power of each antenna port groupaccording to one of the B sending powers includes the following: each ofthe X spatial relationship reference signal resources corresponds to oneset of power parameters, respectively, and/or, the value of X is thesame as the value of B.

In an example embodiment, when the sending power of each antenna portgroup is obtained according to one of the B sending powers, the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to one set ofpower parameters, respectively, and different spatial relationshipreference signal resources may correspond to different power parameters.For example, at this point, the value of X is the same as the value ofB.

FIG. 4 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication. This embodiment of the present application is a refinementon the basis of the preceding embodiments of the present application.With reference to FIG. 4 , the method provided in this embodiment of thepresent application includes the following.

In operation 400, X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to an uplink element are determined, where in a case wherethe uplink element includes an uplink DMRS port, one uplink DMRS portcorresponds to at least one phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) port.

In an example embodiment, the uplink element includes an uplink DMRSport, and the DMRS port may correspond to multiple PTRS ports.

In operation 410, an association relationship between demodulationreference signals and the X spatial relationship reference signalresources is determined.

In operation 420, multiple phase tracking reference signalscorresponding to a demodulation reference signal are determined.

In operation 430, a correspondence between the multiple phase trackingreference signals and the X spatial reference signal resources isdetermined.

In operation 440, a transmit beam of a phase tracking reference signalis determined according to the spatial reference signal resourcecorresponding to the phase tracking reference signal, where the transmitbeam includes one or more of a spatial transmit filter or a precodingmatrix.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, in a case where the one uplink demodulation referencesignal port corresponds to more than one phase tracking reference signalport, a frequency domain resource occupied by each of the more than onephase tracking reference signal port is obtained according to the oneuplink demodulation reference signal port; and a transmit beam of eachof the more than one phase tracking reference signal port is obtainedaccording to one of the X spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to the one uplink demodulation reference signalport.

For example, in a case where one DMRS port corresponds to at least onePTRS port, the frequency domain resource occupied by each PTRS port maybe obtained by the DMRS port, and the transmit beam of each PTRS portmay be obtained by one of the X spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to the corresponding DMRS port.

FIG. 5 is another flowchart of a method for determining a sending powerof an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication. This embodiment of the present application is a refinementon the basis of the preceding embodiments. With reference to FIG. 5 ,the method provided in this embodiment of the present applicationincludes the following.

In operation 500, X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to an uplink element are determined.

In operation 510, a power parameter associated with the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources is determined, and the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources correspond to B sets of powerparameters, where B is a positive integer.

In operation 520, the value of B is determined according to at least oneof the following information: a mapping relationship between the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources and resources of theuplink element, a mapping relationship between the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources and demodulation referencesignals of the uplink element, group information corresponding to the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources or signalinginformation.

In the embodiments of the present application, the number of sets ofpower parameters corresponding to the X spatial relationships referencesignal resources is determined through the following relationships: themapping relationship between the spatial relationship reference signalresources and the resources of the uplink element, the mappingrelationship between the spatial relationship reference signal resourcesand the demodulation reference signals of the uplink element, groupinformation corresponding to each spatial relationship reference signalresource, signaling information, and so on.

In operation 530, a sending power of the uplink element is determinedaccording to the power parameter, where X is a positive integer greaterthan or equal to 1.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, determining the value of B according to the mappingrelationship between the X spatial relationship reference signalresources and the resources of the uplink element includes at least oneof the following:

In a case where the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to the same one resource of the uplink element, the value ofB is equal to 1; or in a case where the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources correspond to different resources of the uplinkelement, respectively, the value of B is greater than 1.

In an example embodiment, the correspondence between the spatialrelationship reference signal resources and the resources of the uplinkelement is determined, when the X spatial relationship reference signalresources correspond to the same resource of the uplink element, thevalue of B is 1, accordingly, the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources collectively correspond to one set of power parameters;and when the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to different resources of the uplink element, the value of Bis greater than 1, and accordingly, the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources correspond to one set of power parameters,respectively, or each spatial relationship reference signal resourcegroup in the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponds to one set of power parameters, respectively.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, determining the value of B according to the mappingrelationship between the X spatial relationship reference signalresources and the demodulation reference signals of the uplink elementincludes at least one of the following:

In a case where the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to different demodulation reference signal ports of theuplink element, respectively, the value of B is equal to 1; or in a casewhere the X spatial relationship reference signal resources correspondto the same demodulation reference signal port of the uplink element,the value of B is greater than 1.

In an example embodiment, the correspondence between the spatialrelationship reference signal resources and the demodulation referencesignal ports of the uplink element may be determined to determine thevalue of B. When the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to different DMRS ports and a DMRS port corresponding to eachspatial relationship reference signal resource is different, the valueof B may be 1 at this point, and the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources collectively correspond to one set of power parameters.When the X spatial relationship reference signal resources correspond tothe same DMRS port, the value of B may be greater than 1, andaccordingly, the X spatial relationship reference signal resources mayrespectively correspond to one set of power parameters, or each spatialrelationship reference signal resource group in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources corresponds to one set of powerparameters, respectively.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, determining the value of B according to the groupinformation corresponding to the X spatial relationship reference signalresources includes at least one of the following:

In a case where the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to the same group information, the value of B is equal to 1;in a case where the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to different group information, the value of B is greaterthan 1; spatial relationship reference signal resources corresponding tothe same group information in the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources are determined to correspond to the same one set ofpower parameters; spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to the same group information in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources are determined to correspond todifferent sets of power parameters; or the value of B is equal to thenumber of pieces of the group information corresponding to the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources.

The group information includes one of the following: a spatialrelationship reference signal resource group; received signalinginformation, where the signaling information includes spatialrelationship reference signal resources included in one spatialrelationship reference signal resource group; or a control channelresource group corresponding to a spatial relationship reference signalresource, where spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to the same control channel resource group correspond tothe same group information.

In another example embodiment, the correspondence between the spatialrelationship reference signal resources and the group information isdetermined, when the group information corresponding to the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources is the same, the value of B is1, and the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescollectively correspond to one set of power parameters; and when the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to differentgroup information, the value of B is greater than 1, and the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources correspond to multiple sets ofpower parameters. For example, the value of B represents the number ofpieces of the group information corresponding to the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources. When the value of B is 1, the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to one pieceof group information. When the value of B is greater than 1, the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to B piecesof group information.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, in a case where the value of B is greater than 1, themethod further includes the following:

In a case where the value of B is equal to the value of X, each spatialrelationship reference signal resource corresponds to one set of powerparameters, respectively; or in a case where the value of B is less thanthe value of X, each spatial relationship reference signal resourcegroup corresponds to one set of power parameters, respectively, whereeach spatial relationship reference signal resource group includes atleast one spatial relationship reference signal resource.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to the uplink element include at least one of thefollowing.

The uplink element corresponds to the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources on the same resource; the uplink element corresponds tothe X spatial relationship reference signal resources on C resources,where each resource corresponds to at least one of the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources, and C is a positive integer; orin a case where the uplink element includes the uplink channel, eachdemodulation reference signal port of the uplink element corresponds toB spatial relationship reference signal resources in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources, respectively.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, determining the X spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to the uplink element includes at least one ofthe following:

Spatial information of the uplink element is obtained according to the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources, where the spatialinformation includes at least one of a spatial transmit filter or uplinktransmit precoding.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the spatial relationship reference signal resources includeat least one of the following channel SRS resources, CSI-RS resources,or synchronization signal block (SSB) resources.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power parameter includes at least one of the following:a power parameter of the uplink element, a target receiving powerparameter, a path loss reference signal resource, a path losscompensation factor or a closed-loop power control index.

In an example embodiment, the DMRS port of one PUSCH corresponds to Xspatial relationship reference signal resources on the same resourceresource element (RE), where X is a positive integer greater than orequal to 1, the PUSCH may be sent in a single frequency network (SFN)manner, and the spatial relationship reference signal resource includesat least one of the following: an SRS resource, a CSI-RS resource or anSSB resource. The spatial transmit filter or the uplink transmitprecoding of the DMRS port of the PUSCH may be obtained through thespatial relationship reference signal resources. For example, when thespatial relationship reference signal resources are SRS resources, eachSRS resource may be associated with one set of power parameters, and thepower of the DMRS port is determined based on the power parameters ofthe X SRS resources.

For example, FIG. 6 is an example diagram of data sending based on SRSresources according to an embodiment of the present application. Withreference to FIG. 6 , one DMRS port of one PUSCH is associated with twoSRS resources {SRS resource 1 and SRS resource 4}. Each SRS resource mayinclude one SRS port, and each SRS resource corresponds to one set ofpower parameters, respectively. The sending power of DMRS1 of the PUSCHis obtained based on synthesizing two sets of power parameterscorresponding to {SRS resource 1 and SRS resource 4}. For example, asending power is obtained based on each set of power parameters and thepredetermined formula, respectively, and then one of the maximum value,the minimum value or the average value of two sending powers is taken asthe sending power of the PUSCH. The two SRS resources may belong to oneSRS set for non-codebook. The mapping formula of the number of layers totransmit antenna ports may be shown in Formula (1):

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{y^{(p_{0})}(i)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{v - 1})}(i)}\end{bmatrix} = {{w\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(i)} \\ \vdots \\{x^{({v - 1})}(i)}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (1)\end{matrix}$

In Formula (1), w may be a lower triangular matrix and y^((j))(i)represent pre-coded data on antenna ports, in which each column has oneor more elements with the value of 1. For example, only one element withthe value of 1 is on each row, that is, only one DMRS port istransmitted on one SRS resource. At this point, the DMRS port maycorrespond to one sending power on the same resource RE. [p₀, p₀, . . ., p_(v-1)] represents serial numbers of DMRS ports of the PUSCH. Forexample, [p₀, p₀, . . . , p_(v-1)] belongs to [0, 1, . . . , 7, . . . ,11]. After precoding, a terminal maps y^((p) ^(j) ⁾(i) after multiplyingthe power to a physical resource block (PRB) resource and transmits thePUSCH to a base station on antenna ports [p₀, p₀, . . . , p_(v-1)],where ∀j∈0, 1, . . . , ν−1, and x^(j)(i) may be data of a j^(th) layerof the PUSCH.

Alternatively, for the sending power of the DMRS1 of the PUSCH, twosending powers are obtained in total based on one sending powercorresponding to each set of power parameters corresponding to {SRSresource 1 and SRS resource 4}, and then the DMRS port 1 is sentrespectively on the SRS resource 1 and the SRS resource 4 using thecorresponding powers. Since the DMRS1 is sent on the same RE through thetransmit beams corresponding to the SRS resource 1 and the SRS resource4, the sum of the sending powers respectively obtained according to theSRS resource 1 and the SRS resource 4 may exceed the maximum sendingpower of the terminal. When the sum of the two sending powers is greaterthan a predetermined value, one power scaling factor needs to be appliedto each sending power or one of the two sending powers. At this point,one DMRS corresponds to two sending powers on the same RE. In thismanner, the mapping formula of layers to transmit antenna ports may beshown in Formula (1-1):

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{y^{(p_{00})}(i)} \\{y^{(p_{01})}(i)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{0{({A - 1})}})}(i)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{{({v - 1})}0})}(i)} \\{y^{(p_{{({v - 1})}1})}(i)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{{({v - 1})}{({A -})}})}(i)}\end{bmatrix} = {{w\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(i)} \\ \vdots \\{x^{({v - 1})}(i)}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & ( {1 - 1} )\end{matrix}$

In Formula (1-1), p_(ij) may be an SRS antenna port included in a j^(th)SRS resource in the X SRS resources corresponding to an i^(th) DMRSport, each SRS resource includes one antenna port, and antenna ports ofthe X SRS resources are sequentially numbered. Different DMRS ports inFormula (1-1) correspond to different X SRS resources. In anotherimplementation of this embodiment, one DMRS port group corresponds tothe same A SRS resources, and different DMRS port groups correspond todifferent A SRS resources. The sending power of p_(ij) is obtainedaccording to a power parameter corresponding to the j^(th) SRS resourcein the X SRS resources corresponding to the i^(th) DMRS port, where thepower parameter is the power parameter of the PUSCH. The serial numbersof antenna ports on the left of the equal sign in Formula (1-1) areobtained by first in increasing order of the resource indexes of the XSRS resources corresponding to the DMRS port group, and then inincreasing order of the DMRS port groups. In Formula (1-1), in an i^(th)column of w, elements from an ((i−1)X+1)^(th) element to an (i*X+1)^(th)element are 1 while the remaining elements are 0.

In the embodiments of the present application, one codepoint in an SRSresource indicator (SRI) indication field corresponds to N SRSresources, X SRS resources in the N SRS resources correspond to the sameDMRS port, and the parameter of the DMRS is obtained according to A SRSresources on the same resource RE, where the parameter of the PUSCH orthe DMRS includes one of a transmit spatial filter or a power parameter.N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and A is a positiveinteger less than or equal to N, or N is an integer multiple of A, forexample, if there are D DMRS ports, N=D*A.

Similarly, the preceding method is also applicable to the case where onePTRS port corresponds to multiple spatial relationship reference signalresources on the same resource RE. The spatial transmit filter of thePTRS is obtained according to the multiple spatial relationshipreference signal resources. Alternatively, the PTRS port corresponds tothe DMRS port, the PTRS port and the DMRS port correspond to the samemultiple spatial relationship reference signal resources, one DMRS portcorresponds to one PTRS port, and resources RE occupied by the PTRS portare obtained according to the DMRS port.

Alternatively, when one DMRS port corresponds to A spatial relationshipreference signal resources, one PTRS port corresponds to one of the Aspatial relationship reference signal resources corresponding to theDMRS port, where the precoding of the PTRS is obtained according to onespatial relationship reference signal resource, and the power parameterof the PTRS is also obtained according to a power parameter associatedwith the spatial relationship reference signal resource. The resource REoccupied by the PTRS is obtained according to the DMRS port. One DMRSport corresponds to one or more PTRS ports. One DMRS port corresponds toone or more PTRS ports on the same resource. One DMRS port correspondsto A spatial relationship reference signal resources on eachtime-frequency resource, and one DMRS port corresponds to one or morePTRS ports. The power parameter includes at least one of: a powerparameter of a DMRS, a target receiving power, a path loss referencesignal resource, a path loss compensation factor or a closed-loop powercontrol index (CloseLoopIndex).

In an example embodiment, one DMRS port of the PUSCH corresponds to Aspatial relationship reference signal resources, where the spatialrelationship reference signal resource includes at least one of thefollowing: an SRS resource, a CSI-RS resource or an SSB resource. Thespatial transmit filter of the DMRS port is obtained according to thespatial relationship reference signal resources, and the following isdescribed by using an example where the spatial relationship referencesignal resource is the SRS resource. One DMRS port of the PUSCHcorresponds to A SRS resources, where A is a positive integer greaterthan or equal to 1. At this point, whether the A SRS resourcescorrespond to one set of power parameters, respectively or the A SRSresources correspond to one set of power parameters is acquiredaccording to the following information: the mapping relationship betweenthe A SRS resources and resources of one DMRS of the PUSCH, where theresources include at least one of: time domain resources, frequencydomain resources or time-frequency resources. The transmit spatialfiltering parameter of the DMRS port is obtained according to multipleSRS resources.

When one DMRS port corresponds to A SRS resources and the A SRSresources correspond to different resources of the one DMRS port, the ASRS resources correspond to one set of power parameters, respectively,and for the one DMRS port, the spatial transmit filter and the sendingpower of this DMRS port on different resources are obtained according toSRS resources corresponding to the respective resource, where thesending power is obtained according to a power parameter associated withthe SRS resources corresponding to the respective resource.

When one DMRS port corresponds to A SRS resources and the A SRSresources correspond to the same resource of the one DMRS port, the ASRS resources correspond to the same set of power parameters, thespatial transmit filtering parameter of the DMRS port on each resourceof the DMRS port is obtained according to the A SRS resources, and thesending power of the DMRS port on the resource RE is obtained accordingto the set of power parameters corresponding to the A SRS resources.

Similarly, the preceding method is also applicable to the case where onePTRS port corresponds to A spatial relationship reference signalresources.

In an example embodiment, one PUSCH corresponds to N spatialrelationship reference signal resources, and the spatial relationshipreference signal resources include at least one of the following: SRSresources, CSI-RS resources or SSB resources. The spatial transmitfilter of the DMRS port is obtained according to the spatialrelationship reference signal resources, and the following is describedby using an example where the spatial relationship reference signalresources are the SRS resources. N is a positive integer greater than orequal to 1.

For example, one PUSCH corresponds to N SRS resources. At this point,whether more than one SRS resource in the N SRS resources corresponds toone set of power parameters respectively or each of the N SRS resourcescorresponds to one set of power parameters, respectively is acquiredaccording to at least one of the following information: whether DMRSports of the PUSCH corresponding to the N SRS resources are the same orwhether time domain resources of the PUSCH corresponding to the N SRSresources are the same. The power parameter is the power parameter ofthe PUSCH. The time domain resource of the PUSCH corresponding to theSRS resources comprises that in the time domain resources, parameters ofthe PUSCH are obtained according to the SRS resources. The DMRS port ofthe PUSCH corresponding to the SRS resources includes that parameters ofthe DMRS port of the PUSCH are obtained according to the SRS resources.The parameter of the PUSCH includes one or more of a spatial transmitfilter of the PUSCH or a power parameter of the PUSCH. For example, whenDMRS ports of the PUSCH corresponding to the N SRS resources aredifferent, the N SRS resources correspond to one set of power parametersof the PUSCH; otherwise, when the DMRS ports of the PUSCH correspondingto the N SRS resources are the same, each of the N SRS resourcescorresponds to one set of power parameters of the PUSCH, respectively.In another example, when the time domain resources of the PUSCHcorresponding to the N SRS resources are the same, the N SRS resourcescorrespond to one set of power parameters of the PUSCH; otherwise, whenthe time domain resources of the PUSCH corresponding to the N SRSresources are different, each of the N SRS resources corresponds to oneset of power parameters of the PUSCH, respectively.

In an example embodiment, one PUSCH corresponds to N spatialrelationship reference signal resources, and the spatial relationshipreference signal resources include at least one of the following: SRSresources, CSI-RS resources or SSB resources. The spatial transmitfilter of the DMRS port is obtained according to the spatialrelationship reference signal resources, and the following is describedby using an example where the spatial relationship reference signalresources are the SRS resources. N is a positive integer greater than orequal to 1.

For example, one PUSCH corresponds to N SRS resources. At this point,whether each of the N SRS resources corresponds to one set of powerparameters of the PUSCH, respectively or the N SRS resources correspondto one set of power parameters of the PUSCH is acquired according to thefollowing information: signaling information and/or group informationcorresponding to the N SRS resources.

SRS resources corresponding to the same group information which are inthe N SRS resources correspond to the same power parameter of the PUSCH,and SRS resources corresponding to different group information which arein the N SRS resources correspond to different power parameters of thePUSCH. The sending power of the PUSCH is acquired according to the powerparameters of the PUSCH.

For one PUSCH corresponding to N SRS resources, one of the followingconditions needs to be satisfied: one DMRS port corresponds to one SRSresource, different SRS resources in the N SRS resources correspond todifferent DMRS ports of the PUSCH, respectively, or one DMRS portcorresponds to A SRS resources, where A is less than or equal to N.

One PUSCH corresponding to N spatial relationship reference signalresources includes the following: one codepoint of the indication fieldthat is in downlink control information (DCI) and indicates the spatialrelationship reference signal resources of the PUSCH corresponds to Nspatial relationship reference signal resources, where the indicationfield in the DCI indicating the spatial relationship reference signalresources of the PUSCH may also be referred to as a beam indicationfield such as an SRI indication field.

Whether the N SRS resources correspond to one set of power parameters ofthe PUSCH or multiple sets of power parameters of the PUSCH may bedetermined according to the signaling information.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for determining an antenna portaccording to an embodiment of the present application. This embodimentof the present application is applicable to the case where multiplebeams repeatedly send the same data. The method may be performed by anapparatus for determining a sending power of an uplink element in theembodiments of the present application, and the apparatus may beimplemented by software and/or hardware. The method in the embodimentsof the present application includes the following.

In operation 600, Y antenna ports corresponding to one downlinkdemodulation reference signal port are determined, where Y is a positiveinteger greater than 1.

In this embodiment of the present application, the downlink DMRS portmay correspond to multiple antenna ports on one resource element.

In operation 610, data on one layer of a downlink data channelcorresponding to the one downlink demodulation reference signal port ismapped to the Y antenna ports.

For example, data of the one layer corresponding to the one downlinkdemodulation reference signal port is mapped to the Y antenna ports.

In operation 620, the downlink data channel is received on the Y antennaports.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, data of the one layer corresponding to the one downlinkdemodulation reference signal port is repeatedly transmitted on the Yantenna ports.

For example, the downlink DMRS port corresponds to Y antenna ports onone resource element, and data corresponding to the downlink DMRS portis transmitted at least once on the Y antenna ports.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the Y antenna ports include at least one of the followingfeatures.

Resource signals corresponding to the Y antenna ports occupy the sameresource, where the resource includes at least one of the following: atime-frequency resource, a code domain resource or a sequence resource;the Y antenna ports are antenna ports in a layer-to-antenna portmapping; or each of the Y antenna ports corresponds to one set of quasico-location reference signal resource sets.

In the embodiments of the present application, the reference signalscorresponding to the Y antenna port may occupy one or more of thefollowing: the same time-frequency resource, the same code domainresource or the same sequence resource, the Y antenna ports are antennaports in the layer-to-antenna port mapping, and a quasi co-locationreference signal resource set corresponding to each antenna port may bedifferent. A quasi co-location parameter includes at least one of: aDoppler shift, a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread or aspatial Rx parameter.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the reference signals corresponding to the Y antenna portsoccupying the same resource includes the following: the resourceoccupied by the reference signals corresponding to the Y antenna portsis the same as a resource occupied by the downlink demodulationreference signal port.

For example, the resources occupied by the reference signalscorresponding to each antenna port may include, for example, theresources occupied by the downlink demodulation reference signal port.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, each of the Y antenna ports corresponding to one set ofquasi co-location reference signal resource sets includes the following.

Each of the Y antenna ports corresponds to one TCI state, respectively;one set of quasi co-location reference signal resource setscorresponding to each antenna port is included in the TCI state; or eachantenna port and a quasi co-location reference signal in the one set ofquasi co-location reference signal resource sets corresponding to therespective antenna port satisfy a quasi co-location relationship.

In the embodiments of the present application, the quasi co-locationreference signal resource set corresponding to each antenna port isincluded in the TCI state corresponding to the respective antenna port,and each antenna port and at least one quasi co-location referencesignal in the quasi co-location reference signal resource setcorresponding to the respective antenna port satisfy the quasico-location relationship.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, at least one of the following is determined according tosignaling information or a preset rule: a power difference between anytwo antenna ports in the Y antenna ports, or a power difference betweeneach of the Y antenna ports and a physical downlink shared channel(PDSCH).

For example, the power difference between any two antenna ports and thepower difference between each antenna port and the PDSCH may bedetermined according to the signaling information or the preset rule.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power difference between each of the Y antenna portsand the PDSCH includes a power difference between a demodulationreference signal corresponding to each of the Y antenna ports and aPDSCH corresponding to the respective antenna port.

In the embodiments of the present application, a power difference may bedetermined by comparing the powers of the DMRS and the PDSCHcorresponding to each antenna port, and this power difference may betaken as the power difference between the antenna port and the PDSCH.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the Y antenna ports further include the following: thedownlink demodulation reference signal port corresponds to the Y antennaports, and the Y antenna ports correspond to the same resource of thedownlink demodulation reference signal port; and a layer-to-port mappingrelationship is determined according to the number of TCI statescorresponding to the downlink demodulation reference signal port on thesame resource.

For example, the downlink demodulation reference signal port correspondsto multiple antenna ports, and each antenna port corresponds to the sameresource. The mapping relationship between the layer for datatransmission and ports is determined according to the number of TCIstates corresponding to the downlink demodulation reference signal porton the same resource.

In an example embodiment, one DMRS port of a PDSCH corresponds to Y TCIstates on the same resource RE, each TCI state includes one or morereference signal resources, and different reference signal resources areassociated with different quasi co-location parameters, where the quasico-location parameter includes at least one of the following: a Dopplershift, a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, or a spatialRx parameter. In this manner, the formula of the layer-to-antenna portmapping is shown in Formula (2):

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{y^{(p_{0.{YTCIstate}01})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{0,{{TCIstate}02}})}(t)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{{v - 1},{{TCIstate}{({v - 1})}2}})}(t)}\end{bmatrix} = {w\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(t)} \\ \vdots \\{x^{({v - 1})}(t)}\end{bmatrix}}} & (2)\end{matrix}$

In Formula (2), p_(i, TCIstateij) is a channel part or an antenna portcorresponding to a j^(th) TCI state in two TCI states corresponding toan i^(th) DMRS port of the PDSCH, where ∀i∈{0, v−1}, and ∀j∈{1,2}. t isan index of the resource RE, and x^((i))(t) is data of an i^(th) layer.In Formula (2), w is a lower triangular matrix, and in an i^(th) column,elements from a (Σ_(i=0) ^(i-1)T_(I)+1)^(th) element to a (Σ_(i=0) ^(i)T_(I))^(th) element are 1 while the remaining elements are 0, whereT_(i) may be the number of TCI states corresponding to the i^(th) DMRSport. For example, when V=2, each DMRS port corresponds to two TCIstates, and then Formula (3) below is obtained:

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{y^{(p_{0,{{TCIstate}01}})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{0,{{TCIstate}02}})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{1,{{TCIstate}11}})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{1,{{TCIstate}12}})}(t)}\end{bmatrix} = {{\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\1 & 0 \\0 & 1 \\0 & 1\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(t)} \\{x^{(1)}(t)}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (3)\end{matrix}$

The resource occupied by antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei1) is the same asthe resource occupied by antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei2), that is, theresource occupied by the two antenna ports is the resource occupied byDMRS port p_(i), where ∀i∈{0, 1, . . . , ν−1}, the resource includes atime-frequency resource, a code domain resource and a sequence resourceoccupied by the reference signals corresponding to the antenna port. Thedifference is that the antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei1) and a referencesignal in TCI statei1 of the DMRS port p_(i) satisfy a quasi co locationrelationship, and the antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei2) and a referencesignal in TCI statei2 of the DMRS port p_(i) satisfy a quasi co-locationrelationship.

In an embodiment, the base station informs the terminal of (or the basestation and the terminal predetermine) one of the following: a powerdifference between p_(i,TCIstatei1) and p_(i,TCIstatei2); a powerdifference between a PDSCH and a DMRS port in p_(i,TCIstatei1) channel;a power difference between a PDSCH and a DMRS port in p_(i,TCIstatei2)channel; a power difference between a quasi co-location reference signalin the TCI statei1 and a channel in p_(i,TCIstatei1) channel; or a powerdifference between a quasi co-location reference signal in the TCIstatei2 and a channel in p_(i,TCIstatei2) channel.

In an embodiment, each DMRS port corresponds to two different TCIstates, respectively, or multiple DMRS ports all correspond to the sametwo TCI states, that is, TCIstatei1=TCIstatej1, andTCIstatei2=TCIstatej2. In this manner, Formula (2) is also rewritten toFormula (4) below:

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{t^{(p_{0})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{1})}(t)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{v - 1})}(t)}\end{bmatrix} = {{w\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(t)} \\ \vdots \\{x^{({v - 1})}(t)}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (4)\end{matrix}$

At this point, the indexes of antenna ports are obtained according tothe serial numbers of the DMRS ports and the relative indexes of TCIstates corresponding to the serial numbers of the DMRS ports. Forexample, the indexes of antenna ports are obtained by incrementing therelative indexes of the TCI states first and then incrementing theserial numbers of the DMRS ports, or incrementing the serial numbers ofthe DMRS ports first and then incrementing the relative indexes of theTCI states. At this point, in an i^(th) column of W, an i^(th) elementand a (v+i)^(th) element are 1 while the remaining elements are all 0.The relative index of a TCI state is a relative index of the TCI stateamong multiple TCI states corresponding to the same DMRS port. Forexample, when v=2, each DMRS port corresponds to two TCI states, andaccordingly, Formula (5) is as follows:

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{y^{(p_{0,{{TCIstate}01}})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{0,{{TCIstate}02}})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{1,{{TCIstate}11}})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{1,{{TCIstate}12}})}(t)}\end{bmatrix} = {{\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\1 & 0 \\0 & 1 \\0 & 1\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(t)} \\{x^{(1)}(t)}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (5)\end{matrix}$

The resource occupied by antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei1) and the resourceoccupied by antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei2) are the same, that is, theresource occupied by the two antenna ports is the resource occupied byDMRS port p_(i), where ∀i∈{0, 1, . . . , ν−1}, and the resource includesa time-frequency resource, a code domain resource and a sequenceresource occupied by the reference signals corresponding to the antennaport. The difference is that the antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei1) and areference signal in TCI statei1 of the DMRS port p_(i) satisfy a quasico location relationship, and the antenna port p_(i,TCIstatei2) and areference signal in TCI statei2 of the DMRS port p_(i) satisfy a quasico-location relationship. In an embodiment, when one DMRS portcorresponds to Y TCI states, in the mapping from layers to antennaports, whether TCI state information is introduced to the acquisition ofthe antenna ports is determined according to whether the Y TCI statescorrespond to the same time-frequency resource of one DMRS port. If theY TCI states correspond to the same resource RE of one DMRS, that is,the DMRS acquires quasi co-location reference signal resources on theresource RE according to the Y TCI states, the mapping from layers toantenna ports adopts one of Formulas (2) to (5). If each of the Y TCIstates respectively corresponds to a different resource of one DMRS,that is, quasi co-location reference signal resources of the DMRS ondifferent resources are acquired according to a TCI state correspondingto the respective resource in the Y TCI states, and the mapping fromlayers to antenna ports adopts Formula (6) below:

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{t^{(p_{0})}(t)} \\{y^{(p_{1})}(t)} \\ \vdots \\{y^{(p_{v - 1})}(t)}\end{bmatrix} = {{w\begin{bmatrix}{x^{(0)}(t)} \\ \vdots \\{x^{({v - 1})}(t)}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (6)\end{matrix}$

In Formula (6), [p₀, p₀, . . . , p_(v-1)] represents the serial numbersof the DMRS ports of the PDSCH, and at this point, the acquiredparameter of the serial numbers [p₀, p₀, . . . , p_(v-1)] of the antennaports does not include the TCI state information corresponding to theDMRS ports.

FIG. 8 is a structure diagram of an apparatus for determining a sendingpower of an uplink element according to an embodiment of the presentapplication. The apparatus for determining a sending power of an uplinkelement may perform the method for determining a sending power of anuplink element provided in the embodiments of the present applicationand has the corresponding functional modules and beneficial effects forexecuting the method. The apparatus may be implemented by softwareand/or hardware and includes a resource determination module 701, aparameter determination module 702 and a power determination module 703.

The resource determination module 701 is configured to determine Xspatial relationship reference signal resources corresponding to anuplink element.

The parameter determination module 702 is configured to determine apower parameter associated with the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources.

The power determination module 703 is configured to determine a sendingpower of the uplink element according to the power parameter, where X isa positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

In the embodiments of the present application, the resourcedetermination module determines X spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to an uplink element, the parameterdetermination module determines a power parameter associated with the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources, and the powerdetermination module determines a sending power of the uplink elementaccording to the power parameter, thereby accurately determining thesending power, reducing the sending load of the terminal, and enhancingthe robustness of the communication link.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the uplink element in the resource determination module 701includes at least one of an uplink reference signal port or an uplinkchannel.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the parameter determination module 702 is configured tocorrespond the X spatial relationship reference signal resources to Bsets of power parameters, where B is a positive integer.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination module 703 includes a powerdetermination unit configured to obtain the sending power of the uplinkelement according to B sending powers corresponding to the B sets ofpower parameters.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination unit includes a multi-powerdetermination unit configured to determine the sending power of theuplink element according to at least one of the maximum value, theminimum value or an average value of the B sending powers.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination module 703 is configured tocorrespond the uplink element to B antenna port groups after precodingand obtain a sending power of each antenna port group according to oneof the B sending powers, where one antenna port group includes at leastone antenna port.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination module 703 is further configured todetermine a correspondence between the B antenna port groups and the Bsending powers according to signaling information to determine thesending power of the uplink element.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination module 703 is further configuredto, in a case where the sum of the B sending powers exceeds a presetvalue, apply a power scaling factor to at least one of the B sendingpowers.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination module 703 is further configured tocorrespond each of the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcesto one set of power parameters, respectively, and/or determine the valueof X to be the same as the value of B.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the resource determination module 701 is configured to, ina case where the uplink element includes an uplink demodulationreference signal port, correspond one uplink demodulation referencesignal port to at least one phase tracking reference signal port.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the resource determination module 701 is configured to, ina case where the one uplink DMRS port corresponds to more than one phasetracking reference signal port, obtain a frequency domain resourceoccupied by each of the more than one phase tracking reference signalport according to the one uplink demodulation reference signal port andobtain a transmit beam of each of the more than one phase trackingreference signal port according to one of the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources corresponding to the one uplink demodulationreference signal port.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the value of B in the parameter determination module 702 isdetermined according to at least one of the following information: themapping relationship between the X spatial relationship reference signalresources and resources of the uplink element, the mapping relationshipbetween the X spatial relationship reference signal resources anddemodulation reference signals of the uplink element, group informationcorresponding to the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcesor signaling information.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the parameter determination module 702 includes a resourcedetermination unit configured to, in a case where the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources correspond to the same resourceof the uplink element, determine the value of B to be equal to 1; or ina case where the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to different resources of the uplink element, respectively,determine the value of B to be greater than 1.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the parameter determination module 702 includes ademodulation determination unit configured to, in a case where the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources respectively correspondto different demodulation reference signal ports of the uplink element,determine the value of B to be equal to 1; or in a case where the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to the samedemodulation reference signal port of the uplink element, determine thevalue of B to be greater than 1.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the parameter determination module 702 includes a groupinformation determination unit configured to, in a case where the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to the samegroup information, determine the value of B to be equal to 1; in a casewhere the X spatial relationship reference signal resources correspondto different group information, determine the value of B to be greaterthan 1; determine spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to the same group information in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources to correspond to the same oneset of power parameters; determine spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to the same group information in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources to correspond to different setsof power parameters; or determine the value of B to be equal to thenumber of pieces of the group information corresponding to the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power determination module 703 is further configuredto, in a case where the value of B is equal to the value of X,correspond each of the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcesto one set of the B sets of power parameters, respectively, and in acase where the value of B is less than the value of X, correspond eachspatial relationship reference signal resource group to one set of the Bsets of power parameters, respectively, where each spatial relationshipreference signal resource group includes at least one spatialrelationship reference signal resource.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to the uplink element in the resource determination module701 include at least one of the following: the uplink elementcorresponds to the X spatial relationship reference signal resources onthe same resource; the uplink element corresponds to the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources on C resources, where eachresource corresponds to at least one of the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources, respectively, and C is a positive integer;or in a case where the uplink element includes an uplink channel, eachdemodulation reference signal port of the uplink element correspondingto B spatial relationship reference signal resources in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources, respectively.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the resource determination module 701 is configured toobtain spatial information of the uplink element according to the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources, where the spatialinformation includes at least one of a spatial transmit filter or uplinktransmit precoding.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the spatial relationship reference signal resources in theresource determination module 701 include at least one of channel SRSresources, CSI-RS resources or SSB resources.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power parameter in the parameter determination module702 includes at least one of: a power parameter of the uplink element, atarget receiving power parameter, a path loss reference signal resource,a path loss compensation factor or a closed-loop power control index.

FIG. 9 is a structure diagram of an apparatus for determining an antennaport according to an embodiment of the present application. Theapparatus for determining an antenna port may perform the method fordetermining an antenna port provided in the embodiments of the presentapplication and has the corresponding functional modules and beneficialeffects for executing the method. The apparatus may be implemented bysoftware and/or hardware and includes a port determination module 801, adata mapping module 802 and a downlink channel module 803.

The port determination module 801 is configured to determine Y antennaports corresponding to one downlink demodulation reference signal port,where Y is a positive integer greater than 1.

The data mapping module 802 is configured to map data of one layer of adownlink data channel corresponding to the one downlink demodulationreference signal port to the Y antenna ports.

The downlink channel module 803 is configured to receive the downlinkdata channel on the Y antenna ports.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, one layer of data corresponding to the one downlinkdemodulation reference signal port in the port determination module 801is repeatedly transmitted on the Y antenna ports.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the Y antenna ports in the port determination module 801include at least one of the following features: reference signalscorresponding to the Y antenna ports occupy the same resource, where theoccupied resource includes at least one of: a time-frequency resource, acode domain resource or a sequence resource; the Y antenna ports areantenna ports in a layer-to-antenna port mapping; or each of the Yantenna ports corresponds to one set of quasi co-location referencesignal resource sets, respectively.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the reference signals corresponding to the Y antenna portsoccupying the same resource in the port determination module 801includes the following: the resource occupied by the reference signalscorresponding to the Y antenna ports are the same as a resource occupiedby the downlink demodulation reference signal port.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, each of the Y antenna ports corresponding to one set ofquasi co-location reference signal resource sets respectively in theport determination module 801 includes the following: each of the Yantenna ports corresponds to one TCI state, respectively; the one set ofquasi co-location reference signal resource sets corresponding to eachof the Y antenna ports is included in the TCI state; or each of the Yantenna ports and a quasi co-location reference signal in one set ofquasi co-location reference signal resource sets corresponding to therespective antenna port satisfy a quasi co-location relationship.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the apparatus further includes a power difference module.

The power difference module is configured to determine at least one ofthe following according to signaling information or a preset rule: apower difference between any two antenna ports in the Y antenna ports ora power difference between each of the Y antenna ports and a PDSCH.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the power difference between each of the Y antenna portsand the PDSCH in the power difference module includes a power differencebetween a demodulation reference signal corresponding to each of the Yantenna ports and a PDSCH corresponding to the respective antenna port.

For example, on the basis of the preceding embodiments of the presentapplication, the port determination module 801 includes at least one ofthe following: the downlink demodulation reference signal portcorresponds to the Y antenna ports, and the Y antenna ports correspondto the same resource of the downlink DMRS port; or a layer-to-portmapping relationship is determined according to the number of TCI statescorresponding to the downlink demodulation reference signal port on thesame resource.

FIG. 10 is a structure diagram of a device according to an embodiment ofthe present application. As shown in FIG. 10 , the device includes aprocessor 90, a memory 91, an input apparatus 92 and an output apparatus93. One or more processors 90 may be provided in the device, and oneprocessor 90 is shown as an example in FIG. 10 . The processor 90, thememory 91, the input apparatus 92 and the output apparatus 93 in thedevice may be connected via a bus or in other manners, and theconnection via a bus is shown as an example in FIG. 10 .

As a computer-readable storage medium, the memory 91 may be configuredto store software programs, computer-executable programs and modules,such as modules corresponding to the apparatus for determining a sendingpower of an uplink element or the apparatus for determining an antennaport in the embodiments of the present application (for example, theresource determination module 701, the parameter determination module702 and the power determination module 703, or the port determinationmodule 801, the data mapping module 802 and the downlink channel module803). The processor 90 executes software programs, instructions, andmodules stored in the memory 91 to perform function applications anddata processing of the device, that is, to implement the precedingmethods.

The memory 91 may mainly include a program storage area and a datastorage area. The program storage area may store an operating system andan application program required by at least one function, and the datastorage area may store data created based on the use of the terminal.Additionally, the memory 91 may include a high-speed random-accessmemory and may also include a nonvolatile memory, such as at least onedisk memory, flash memory or another nonvolatile solid-state memory. Insome examples, the memory 71 may include memories which are remotelydisposed relative to the processor 90, and these remote memories may beconnected to the device via a network. Examples of the preceding networkinclude, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local areanetwork, a mobile communication network and combinations thereof.

The input apparatus 92 may be configured to receive inputted digital orcharacter information and generate key signal input related to usersettings and function control of the device. The output apparatus 93 mayinclude a display screen and other display devices.

The embodiments of the present application further provide acomputer-readable storage medium in which computer-executableinstructions, when executed by a computer processor, are used forperforming the method for determining a sending power of an uplinkelement. The method includes the following.

X spatial relationship reference signal resources corresponding to anuplink element are determined.

A power parameter associated with the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources is determined.

A sending power of the uplink element is determined according to thepower parameter, where X is a positive integer greater than or equal to1.

The computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computerprocessor, are further used for performing the method for determining anantenna port. The method includes the following.

Y antenna ports corresponding to one downlink demodulation referencesignal port are determined, where Y is a positive integer greater than1.

Data of one layer of a downlink data channel corresponding to the onedownlink DMRS port is mapped to the Y antenna ports.

The downlink data channel is received on the Y antenna ports.

In the storage medium containing computer-executable instructionsprovided by the embodiments of the present application, thecomputer-executable instructions implement not only the preceding methodoperations but also related operations in the method provided by any ofthe embodiments of the present application.

The preceding are example embodiments of the present application and arenot intended to limit the scope of the present application.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the term userterminal encompasses any suitable type of wireless user equipment, forexample, a mobile phone, a portable data processing apparatus, aportable web browser or a vehicle-mounted mobile station.

Generally speaking, the various embodiments of the present applicationmay be implemented in hardware or special-purpose circuits, software,logic or any combination thereof. For example, some aspects may beimplemented in hardware while other aspects may be implemented infirmware or software executable by a controller, a microprocessor oranother calculation apparatus, though the present application is notlimited thereto.

Embodiments of the present application may be implemented through theexecution of computer program instructions by a data processor of amobile device, for example, implemented in a processor entity, byhardware, or by a combination of software and hardware. The computerprogram instructions may be assembly instructions, instruction setarchitecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-relatedinstructions, microcodes, firmware instructions, state setting data, orsource codes or object codes written in any combination of one or moreprogramming languages.

A block diagram of any logic flow among the drawings of the presentapplication may represent program operations, may representinterconnected logic circuits, modules, and functions, or may representa combination thereof. Computer programs may be stored on the memory.The memory may be of any type suitable for the local technicalenvironment and may be implemented by using any suitable data storagetechnology, such as, but not limited to, a read-only memory (ROM), arandom-access memory (RAM), an optical storage apparatus and system (adigital video disc (DVD) or a compact disk (CD)), and the like.Computer-readable media may include non-transitory storage media. A dataprocessor may be of any type suitable for a local technical environment,such as, but not limited to, a general-purpose computer, aspecial-purpose computer, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor(DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), afield-programmable gate array (FGPA), and a processor based on amulti-core processor architecture.

1. A method for determining a sending power of an uplink element,comprising: determining X spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to an uplink element, wherein the uplink elementcomprises at least one of: an uplink reference signal port or an uplinkchannel; determining a power parameter associated with the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources, wherein the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources correspond to B sets of powerparameters, wherein B is a positive integer; and determining a sendingpower of the uplink element according to the power parameter, wherein Xis a positive integer greater than
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 5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the sendingpower of the uplink element according to the power parameter comprises:determining the sending power of the uplink element according to atleast one of a maximum value of B sending powers, a minimum value of Bsending powers or an average value of B sending powers; wherein the Bsending powers correspond to the B sets of power parameters.
 6. Themethod of claim 1, wherein determining the sending power of the uplinkelement according to the power parameter comprises: obtaining, accordingto one of B sending powers corresponding to the B sets of powerparameters, a sending power of each of B antenna port groups afterprecoding corresponding to the uplink element, wherein each of the Bantenna port groups comprises at least one antenna port.
 7. The methodof claim 6, wherein obtaining the sending power of each of the B antennaport groups according to one of the B sending powers comprises:determining a correspondence between the B antenna port groups and the Bsets of power parameters according to signaling information to obtainthe sending power of each of the B antenna port groups.
 8. The method ofclaim 6, wherein obtaining the sending power of each of the B antennaport groups according to one of the B sending powers further comprises:in a case where a sum of the B sending powers exceeds a preset value,applying a power scaling factor to at least one of the B sending powers.9. The method of claim 6, wherein obtaining the sending power of each ofthe B antenna port groups according to one of the B sending powerscomprises at least one of the following: determining each of the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources to correspond to one setof the B sets of power parameters, respectively; or determining a valueof X to be the same as a value of B.
 10. The method of claim 1, whereinin a case where the uplink element comprises an uplink demodulationreference signal port, one uplink demodulation reference signal portcorresponds to at least one phase tracking reference signal port. 11.The method of claim 10, wherein in a case where the one uplinkdemodulation reference signal port corresponds to more than one phasetracking reference signal port, obtaining a frequency domain resourceoccupied by each of the more than one phase tracking reference signalport according to the one uplink demodulation reference signal port; andobtaining a transmit beam of each of the more than one phase trackingreference signal port according to one of the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources corresponding to the one uplink demodulationreference signal port.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining avalue of B according to at least one of the following information: amapping relationship between the X spatial relationship reference signalresources and resources of the uplink element; a mapping relationshipbetween the X spatial relationship reference signal resources anddemodulation reference signals of the uplink element; group informationcorresponding to the X spatial relationship reference signal resources;or signaling information.
 13. The method of claim 12, whereindetermining the value of B according to the mapping relationship betweenthe X spatial relationship reference signal resources and the resourcesof the uplink element comprises at least one of: in a case where the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to a sameresource of the uplink element, determining the value of B to be equalto 1; or in a case where the X spatial relationship reference signalresources respectively correspond to different resources of the uplinkelement, determining the value of B to be greater than
 1. 14. The methodof claim 12, wherein determining the value of B according to the mappingrelationship between the X spatial relationship reference signalresources and the demodulation reference signals of the uplink elementcomprises at least one of: in a case where the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources respectively correspond to differentdemodulation reference signal ports of the uplink element, determiningthe value of B to be equal to 1; or in a case where the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources correspond to a samedemodulation reference signal port of the uplink element, determiningthe value of B to be greater than
 1. 15. The method of claim 12, whereindetermining the value of B according to the group informationcorresponding to the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescomprises at least one of: in a case where the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources correspond to same group information,determining the value of B to be equal to 1; in a case where the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources correspond to differentgroup information, determining the value of B to be greater than 1;determining spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorresponding to same group information in the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources to correspond to a same set of the B sets ofpower parameters; determining spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to same group information in the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources to correspond to different setsof the B sets of power parameters; or determining the value of B to beequal to a number of pieces of the group information corresponding tothe X spatial relationship reference signal resources.
 16. The method ofclaim 1, wherein in a case where a value of B is greater than 1, themethod further comprises: in a case where the value of B is equal to avalue of X, corresponding each of the X spatial relationship referencesignal resources to one set of the B sets of power parameters,respectively; and in a case where the value of B is less than the valueof X, corresponding each spatial relationship reference signal resourcegroup to one set of the B sets of power parameters, wherein the Xspatial relationship reference signal resources comprise at least onespatial relationship reference signal resource group, and each of the atleast one spatial relationship reference signal resource group comprisesat least one spatial relationship reference signal resource.
 17. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the X spatial relationship reference signalresources corresponding to the uplink element comprise at least one ofthe following: the uplink element corresponds to the X spatialrelationship reference signal resources on a same resource; the uplinkelement corresponds to the X spatial relationship reference signalresources on C resources, wherein each of the C resources corresponds toat least one of the X spatial relationship reference signal resources,respectively, and C is a positive integer; or in a case where the uplinkelement comprises an uplink channel, the uplink element corresponds toat least one demodulation reference signal port, and the at least onedemodulation reference signal port respectively corresponds to B spatialrelationship reference signal resources in the X spatial relationshipreference signal resources.
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 20. The methodof claim 1, wherein the power parameter comprises at least one of: apower parameter of the uplink element, a target receiving powerparameter, a path loss reference signal resource, a path losscompensation factor or a closed-loop power control index.
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 29. A device, comprising: atleast one processor, wherein the at least processor is configured to,upon execution, implement-the following: determining X spatialrelationship reference signal resources corresponding to an uplinkelement, wherein the uplink element comprises at least one of: an uplinkreference signal port or an uplink channel; determining a powerparameter associated with the X spatial relationship reference signalresources, wherein the X spatial relationship reference signal resourcescorrespond to B sets of power parameters, wherein B is a positiveinteger; and determining a sending power of the uplink element accordingto the power parameter, wherein X is a positive integer greater than 1.30. (canceled)
 31. The device of claim 29, wherein the at leastprocessor is configured to implement determining the sending power ofthe uplink element according to the power parameter by: determining thesending power of the uplink element according to at least one of amaximum value of B sending powers, a minimum value of B sending powersor an average value of B sending powers; wherein the B sending powerscorrespond to the B sets of power parameters.
 32. The device of claim29, wherein the at least processor is configured to implementdetermining the sending power of the uplink element according to thepower parameter by: obtaining, according to one of B sending powerscorresponding to the B sets of power parameters, a sending power of eachof B antenna port groups after precoding corresponding to the uplinkelement, wherein each of the B antenna port groups comprises at leastone antenna port; and in a case where a sum of the B sending powersexceeds a preset value, applying a power scaling factor to at least oneof the B sending powers.
 33. The device of claim 29, wherein in a casewhere the uplink element comprises an uplink demodulation referencesignal port, one uplink demodulation reference signal port correspondsto at least one phase tracking reference signal port.
 34. The device ofclaim 29, wherein the power parameter comprises at least one of: a powerparameter of the uplink element, a target receiving power parameter, apath loss reference signal resource, a path loss compensation factor ora closed-loop power control index.